Police: woman let daughter sip drink
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A Lynn woman is facing child endangerment charges for allegedly allowing her 2-year-old toddler to take sips of her margarita at a Salem bar and pouring a little of the alcoholic beverage into the girl’s no-spill cup.
Sheldy Nelson was held on $1,000 bail after pleading not guilty Thursday in Salem District Court in connection with the incident last August.
The 41-year-old Nelson was not arrested at the time because both she and her daughter were hospitalized. The hospital confirmed that the girl had alcohol in her system and police found a sippy cup in Nelson’s bag that smelled of alcohol.
The Salem Newsreports that Nelson’s lawyer asked that his client be released on personal recognizance. He refused comment outside of court.
The girl is now in state custody.
Man charged
with robbing home
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police say a man working for a contractor clearing snow from the roof of a Bedford home has been arrested for allegedly stealing items from that home.
Steven Butler, of Medford, was charged Thursday with breaking and entering, receiving stolen property and drug possession.
Police say the 26-year-old Butler was part of a crew clearing snow from the home on Thursday. The resident left for a dentist’s appointment and returned later to find a bedroom had been ransacked and jewelry, prescription drugs, and electronics stolen.
The crew’s foreman cooperated with police and rounded up his men. Police noticed some of the stolen items in a vehicle in which Butler had been seated. Police say a search of Butler found more stolen items.
It’s unclear if Butler has a lawyer.
Wastewater spills closes shellfishing
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Environmental officials say an estimated 600,000 gallons of non-disinfected wastewater was discharged from a Fall River treatment facility into Mount Hope Bay.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says a pump that feeds bleach to the wastewater on the last step of the process failed for about an hour earlier this week.
The fluid had gone through 99 percent of the process.
The spill subsequently closed areas of Mount Hope Bay and the Kickemuit River to shellfishing.
The Herald News reports that technicians were able to reboot the computer system to restart the pumps.
The agency says it plans to reopen the conditionally approved areas of Mount Hope Bay and the Kickemuit River to shellfishing at sunrise next Thursday.
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